Visual Size Report

Easily optimize SWF file size within Adobe Flash Professional

Visual Size Report is an extension for Adobe® Flash® Professional that allows for easier size optimization of SWF files. Designers and Developers often need to consider file sizes when creating content in Flash Professional, especially when deploying for mobile platforms or creating advertising assets, regardless of platform.

The extension installs a graphical panel ("Size Report") that allows designers and developers to see the various elements of a SWF file by category and their size. Users can double click an element to find it in the appropriate workspace window.

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Community

Below you'll find references and links to help you participate in the Visual Size Report community.

Online Forum

Ask questions and discuss ideas with other users of the Visual Size Report in the discussion forums. We would like your thoughts on the extension, especially regarding additional features and any bugs.

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Resources

If you want to learn more about releases on Labs as well as other Adobe technologies, visiting a user group or connecting with an Adobe Community Professional is a great place to start.

Product Details

Installation

Once you have downloaded the extension (ZXP) file, double click the ZXP file to open the Adobe Extension Manager. Read and Agree to the Disclaimer and End User License Agreement (EULA) to finish the installation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are typical usage scenarios for the Visual Size Report panel?

We anticipate that the Visual Size Report panel will be helpful in optimizing the size of mobile content regardless of content type. Additionally, size optimization will be useful for desktop advertising content.

What is the level of support for the Visual Size Report panel?

The Visual Size Report panel is a technology preview that has been tested on various types of content. There are still some known issues and support is only available via the Labs discussion forum.

What languages are supported?

The Visual Size Report panel is only available in English.

How is the Visual Size Report panel related to Flash Professional?

The Visual Size Report panel is not part of any Flash Professional release and there are no current plans to make it part of any future Flash Professional release. It is currently available as a technology preview and installs as a panel extension within Flash Professional.

System Requirements

Release Notes

Visual Size Report is prerelease software and is designed for evaluation purposes only. The software contained within the installer is not final; but, many portions of the technology are fully implemented and ready for you to try and discuss.

Usage

The extension is installed as a graphical panel called "Size Report" in the "Other Panels" sub-menu of the "Window" Menu. The access path is "Window > Other Panels > Size Report."

The panel allows designers and developers to see the various elements of a SWF file by category and their respective sizes. Additional information is also shown when available (e.g. characters of embedded fonts).

Users can also double-click on an element to open it in the appropriate workspace window. For example, double-clicking on a MovieClip will open it on the Stage. However, double-clicking on certain types of Elements (Fonts, ActionScript) will not open the element. This problem is a Known Issue.

The panel is context sensitive to the currently active FLA file in the workspace. However, users must publish the SWF after opening the panel for the panel to load the initial set of data. This is a Known Issue.

Known Issues

Appropriate System Requirements: Please ensure that you are adding the Visual Size Report extension to an installed copy of Flash Professional CS5.5. Earlier versions of Flash Professional are not supported by this extension.

Initial Publish Required: The Size Report panel has no data when it is first opened or when a new FLA file is opened. It requires the FLA to be published to get relevant information for elements of the newly published SWF. The publish process can be triggered explicitly to force a refresh of the Size Report panel or it will refresh at the next publish, via "Test Movie" for example. This issue has been logged and will be addressed in a future release.

TLF Text: The Text Layout Format text engine is not accurately categorized in this release. It is included as a single "ActionScript" element with the name "Scene 1: Frame 1". This issue has been logged and will be addressed in a future release.

ActionScript: Full details of ActionScript code are not shown in the Size Report panel, including the size of particular classes or file names of external files etc. Additionally double-clicking an ActionScript element will not open it in any workspace windows.